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i have always dug LA but her latest forays have left me wanting somethin w/ more beef or somethin... i dont know if its because she took singin lessons (i thought her whole point was against formal training etc.) or maybe its her marriage to <lurid>. oh well artists always grow in uneven ways-some of it better than others imho s o superman >> on 1/12/02 2:52 AM, jhno at ear@subminimal.com wrote: >> >>> >>>> "Freedom is a scary thing - not many people really want it." -Laurie >>>> Anderson >>> >>> well, maybe freedom could be this optional mode... >>> >>> jhno >>> >> Hey, off topic, did others on the list buy the last Laurie album. That >> quote came from it. I was very disappointed in it, for the most part. >A >> few good tracks, but... not sure. I felt the same way about Strange >Angels >> (though others here disagreed) but I loved Bright Red/Tightrope. >> >> Mark Sottilaro > > I have the lastest L.A. album, and have listened to it, but I don't > remember any of it. So I must not have DISliked it, but it doesn't say > anything FOR it, either. My faves are still the early ones, from Big > Science thru US I-IV. What I liked about Strange Angels was that it >seemed > to be her journey into "normal" songwriting and singing -- I could >imagine > covering "Hiawatha" with just vocals over acoustic guitar. > > > (And hi, jhno! I'm eagerly awaiting that Radial software release!) > --- > * just-john@just-john.com http://just-john.com/cn/rfe.shtml * >